Sir Watkyn Bassett
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Sir Watkyn Bassett is a pompous, authoritarian magistrate and recurring antagonist in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, often causing trouble for Bertie Wooster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir Watkyn Bassett canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1297569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Watkyn Bassett Context triple: [Bertie Wooster, hasRelative, Sir Watkyn Bassett]
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Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Lord Hardinge of Penshurst was a British statesman and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the early 20th century, notably overseeing the 1911 Delhi Durbar and the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
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B.
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during World War I and co-authored the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that reshaped Indian constitutional governance.
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C.
Lord Browne of Madingley
Lord Browne of Madingley is a British businessman and former chief executive of BP, noted for his influential role in the global energy industry and public service in engineering and education.
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D.
Viscount Lascelles
Viscount Lascelles is a British noble title historically associated with the Lascelles family, notably used as a courtesy title by heirs to the Earldom of Harewood.
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E.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sir Watkyn Bassett Target entity description: Sir Watkyn Bassett is a pompous, authoritarian magistrate and recurring antagonist in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, often causing trouble for Bertie Wooster.
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A.
Lord Hardinge of Penshurst
Lord Hardinge of Penshurst was a British statesman and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the early 20th century, notably overseeing the 1911 Delhi Durbar and the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
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B.
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford was a British colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during World War I and co-authored the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms that reshaped Indian constitutional governance.
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C.
Lord Browne of Madingley
Lord Browne of Madingley is a British businessman and former chief executive of BP, noted for his influential role in the global energy industry and public service in engineering and education.
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D.
Viscount Lascelles
Viscount Lascelles is a British noble title historically associated with the Lascelles family, notably used as a courtesy title by heirs to the Earldom of Harewood.
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E.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ magistrate ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | humorous literature ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
Jeeves and Wooster
ⓘ
Jeeves stories ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Code of the Woosters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bertie Wooster
ⓘ
Jeeves ⓘ Madeline Bassett ⓘ |
| createdBy | P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ |
| genre | comic fiction ⓘ |
| hasLegalAuthorityOver | Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | magistrate ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
authoritarian
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pompous ⓘ |
| hasRelationship | enemy of Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| hasRole | recurring antagonist ⓘ |
| hasSocialClass | British upper class ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| isFatherOf | Madeline Bassett ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
abusing his authority as magistrate
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causing trouble for Bertie Wooster ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Jeeves and Wooster
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surface form:
Jeeves and Wooster universe
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| nationality | British ⓘ |
| owns | Totleigh Towers ⓘ |
| residesIn | Totleigh Towers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sir Watkyn Bassett Description of subject: Sir Watkyn Bassett is a pompous, authoritarian magistrate and recurring antagonist in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, often causing trouble for Bertie Wooster.
Referenced by (8)
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